RELIGION HEADLINES
Written by on September 24, 2024
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(SRN NEWS) – Some Republican office-seekers in close races are turning their backs on the party’s pro-life tradition. In TV ads and personal op-eds in local newspapers, those Republicans are trying to distance themselves from a GOP that for decades has worked to protect unborn babies. The campaigns for control of the House are as tight as ever, with a few seats expected to determine which party holds the majority in the chamber, and whether Congress will become aligned with the White House or a potential opposition check on a new administration.
A pro-life group’s lawsuit to invalidate an abortion measure appearing on South Dakota’s statewide ballot won’t be resolved until after the November election. In an unusual move, the court issued a media advisory addressing apparent confusion over the timing of the trial. It was initially scheduled to begin this week. Now the case is set for a summary judgment motion hearing in December, weeks after the election is completed. A spokesman for the Life Defense Fund expressed dismay with the court’s decision.
Some churches are launching new Christian schools on their campuses, seeking to give parents more education options that align with religious values. State school voucher programs are not the driving reason, but they are making the start-up process easier. In Florida, Ohio and other states, there is now a greater availability of taxpayer funding to pay for K-through-12 private school tuition. The demand for church-affiliated schools rose out of pandemic-era scrutiny over what children were being taught in public schools about several contentious issues.
Former president Donald Trump has received strong support from white evangelical Protestants in his presidential bids. About 8-in-10 Evangelical voters supported him in 2020, according to AP VoteCast. But a small group of liberals is looking to pull believers away from Trump’s fold and into Kamala Harris’ corner. A group called Evangelicals for Harris is running ads and targeting voters in swing states. Analysts do not expect such efforts to make much of a difference on Election Day when Evangelicals are projected to vote for Mr. Trump in large numbers again.
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